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Weather Records on 29 March 1917

38 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 29 March 1917. Highest significance: Calitzdorp Pol, ZA.

Key Facts for 29 March 1917

  • On 29 March 1917, 38 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
  • 1 were record highs and 7 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
  • By timescale, 0 were all-time records, 0 monthly and 38 daily.
  • Calitzdorp Pol set a daily record precipitation of 52.8 mm (2.1 in) on 29 March 1917.
  • Across 162 earlier years (1805 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 475 records.

Record Map

38 stations
Weather records on 29 March 1917 38 station records on 29 March 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type.
38 station records on 29 March 1917 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.
Weather records on 29 March 1917: highest significance records shown on the map
StationCountryTypeValueSignificance
Calitzdorp PolSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation52.8 mm (2.1 in)45 of 100 (Notable)
OttawaCanadaRecord daily snowfall13.5 cm (5.3 in)33 of 100 (Routine)
Victoria ValleyAustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.8 mm (0.7 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
YalataAustraliaRecord daily precipitation12.7 mm (0.5 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Sedan (Sandleton)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation15.0 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
KazanRussiaRecord daily precipitation8.4 mm (0.33 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
BredasdorpSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
AtyrauKazakhstanRecord daily precipitation4.6 mm (0.18 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Uniondale (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation33.0 mm (1.3 in)20 of 100 (Routine)
Warranooke (Glenorchy)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation18.5 mm (0.7 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)19 of 100 (Routine)
Algiers-Ville/UniversiteAlgeriaRecord low minimum temperature5.0 C (41.0 F)18 of 100 (Routine)
RenfrewCanadaRecord daily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
EkaterinburgRussiaRecord daily precipitation9.7 mm (0.38 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
Kei Road (Pol)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation24.4 mm (1.0 in)17 of 100 (Routine)
WorcesterSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.0 mm (0.6 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
Matjiesfontein (Sar)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation7.6 mm (0.30 in)16 of 100 (Routine)
WiartonCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)15 of 100 (Routine)
Corny Point LighthouseAustraliaRecord daily precipitation11.9 mm (0.5 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
LindsayCanadaRecord daily snowfall5.3 cm (2.1 in)14 of 100 (Routine)
Wrixum/FohrGermanyRecord low maximum temperature2.1 C (35.8 F)13 of 100 (Routine)
FreiburgGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-5.7 C (21.7 F)12 of 100 (Routine)
SterlingSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation14.7 mm (0.6 in)10 of 100 (Routine)
RivertonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
TobolskRussiaRecord daily precipitation1.1 mm (0.04 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
OudtshoornSouth AfricaRecord daily precipitation12.2 mm (0.5 in)9 of 100 (Routine)
Mathoura (Mathoura Station)AustraliaRecord daily precipitation5.6 mm (0.22 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Knysna (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.8 mm (0.7 in)8 of 100 (Routine)
Medicine Hat ACanadaRecord high minimum temperature4.4 C (39.9 F)7 of 100 (Routine)
ParnuEstoniaRecord low minimum temperature-16.8 C (1.8 F)5 of 100 (Routine)
AltastenbergGermanyRecord low minimum temperature-8.7 C (16.3 F)3 of 100 (Routine)
BeatriceCanadaRecord daily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
AltonCanadaRecord daily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Walsingham 1South AfricaRecord daily precipitation16.5 mm (0.6 in)2 of 100 (Routine)
Nemours (Ghazaouet)AlgeriaRecord low maximum temperature15.0 C (59.0 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Nordby (Fano)DenmarkRecord low maximum temperature1.6 C (34.9 F)1 of 100 (Routine)
Ladismith (Tnk)South AfricaRecord daily precipitation11.4 mm (0.4 in)1 of 100 (Routine)
Port BroughtonAustraliaRecord daily precipitation1.3 mm (0.05 in)0 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

38 records
Records on 29 March 1917 by type Records set or tied on 29 March 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1. 0102030Highest daily maximum: 0Lowest daily maximum: 3Highest daily minimum: 1Lowest daily minimum: 4Heaviest daily rainfall: 23Heaviest daily snowfall: 6Deepest snow cover: 1Max highMax lowMin highMin lowRainSnowDepth
Records set or tied on 29 March 1917 by type: Lowest daily maximum 3, Highest daily minimum 1, Lowest daily minimum 4, Heaviest daily rainfall 23, Heaviest daily snowfall 6, Deepest snow cover 1.
Records on 29 March 1917 by type
Record typeRecords
Highest daily maximum0
Lowest daily maximum3
Highest daily minimum1
Lowest daily minimum4
Heaviest daily rainfall23
Heaviest daily snowfall6
Deepest snow cover1
Records on 29 March 1917 by timescale Records on 29 March 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 38. 010203040all-time: 0monthly: 0daily: 38all-timemonthlydaily
Records on 29 March 1917 by timescale: all-time 0, monthly 0, daily 38.
Records on 29 March 1917 by timescale
TimescaleRecords
all-time0
monthly0
daily38

How Much Records Were Beaten By

31 broken records
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 March 1917 Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted. 01020300 to 20: 2720 to 40: 140 to 60: 160 to 80: 180 to 100: 0100 to 120: 10 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 to 100100 to 120
Margins by which the 31 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 110.0. Ties are not counted.
Histogram of margins by which records were beaten on 29 March 1917
MarginRecords
0 to 2027
20 to 401
40 to 601
60 to 801
80 to 1000
100 to 1201

Top 20 by Significance

29 March 1917
Top 20 records on 29 March 1917 by significance
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
29 March 1917Calitzdorp Pol, ZAdaily rain52.8 mm (2.1 in)47.0 mm (1.9 in)4 years45 of 100 (Notable)
29 March 1917Ottawa, CAdaily snowfall13.5 cm (5.3 in)11.0 cm (4.3 in)40 years33 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1917Victoria Valley, AUdaily rain18.8 mm (0.7 in)14.0 mm (0.6 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1917Yalata, AUdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)32 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1917Sedan (Sandleton), AUdaily rain15.0 mm (0.6 in)13.7 mm (0.5 in)25 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1917Kazan, RUdaily rain8.4 mm (0.33 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)16 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1917Bredasdorp, ZAdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1917Atyrau, KZdaily rain4.6 mm (0.18 in)3.0 mm (0.12 in)23 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1917Uniondale (Tnk), ZAdaily rain33.0 mm (1.3 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)4 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1917Warranooke (Glenorchy), AUdaily rain18.5 mm (0.7 in)10.9 mm (0.4 in)14 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1917Freiburg, DEdaily snow depth1.0 cm (0.4 in)1.0 cm (0.4 in)42 years19 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1917Algiers-Ville/Universite, DZdaily low min5.0 C (41.0 F)3.0 C (5.4 F)11 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1917Renfrew, CAdaily snowfall8.9 cm (3.5 in)6.9 cm (2.7 in)8 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1917Ekaterinburg, RUdaily rain9.7 mm (0.38 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)22 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1917Kei Road (Pol), ZAdaily rain24.4 mm (1.0 in)11.2 mm (0.4 in)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1917Worcester, ZAdaily rain14.0 mm (0.6 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)34 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1917Matjiesfontein (Sar), ZAdaily rain7.6 mm (0.30 in)7.1 mm (0.28 in)18 years16 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1917Wiarton, CAdaily snowfall7.6 cm (3.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)30 years15 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1917Corny Point Lighthouse, AUdaily rain11.9 mm (0.5 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)25 years14 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 1917Lindsay, CAdaily snowfall5.3 cm (2.1 in)1.5 cm (0.6 in)26 years14 of 100 (Routine)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1805 to 1917
Records on 03-29 in each year Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1917. 1917 had 38 records. 05001,0001,5002,0001805: 11808: 11822: 21840: 11846: 11848: 11850: 11853: 11856: 11859: 31862: 31865: 51866: 11869: 11872: 51873: 21875: 11876: 21877: 21878: 21881: 21883: 21884: 11886: 11887: 61888: 31890: 111891: 11892: 31893: 21894: 11895: 41896: 21897: 61898: 31899: 41900: 41901: 111902: 351903: 71904: 151905: 481906: 121907: 411908: 21909: 111910: 461911: 231912: 361913: 211914: 111915: 541916: 181917: 381918: 291919: 471920: 451921: 491922: 301923: 3041924: 2721925: 921926: 2581927: 711928: 1831929: 991930: 1691931: 3361932: 1651933: 2881934: 2611935: 1151936: 5551937: 5501938: 5561939: 2971940: 2521941: 3101942: 3971943: 5611944: 1,3311945: 7221946: 7301947: 9351948: 2921949: 3211950: 4651951: 5101952: 3561953: 2681954: 8281955: 6351956: 4351957: 2491958: 4011959: 5261960: 3111961: 4631962: 5551963: 1,3411964: 9471965: 4501966: 7301967: 8771968: 8951969: 1,2601970: 1,0431971: 6101972: 6291973: 9051974: 6431975: 1,5711976: 4961977: 1,5541978: 7591979: 6401980: 8151981: 9821982: 8011983: 6571984: 1,1031985: 1,5761986: 1,5531987: 1,6741988: 6571989: 1,3591990: 7051991: 1,0271992: 6331993: 8301994: 9101995: 1,0741996: 8141997: 6791998: 1,7691999: 6252000: 7952001: 7932002: 1,2342003: 8412004: 1,4262005: 7442006: 7202007: 1,4502008: 9062009: 1,1992010: 9152011: 6852012: 6522013: 7622014: 5542015: 1,7862016: 5652017: 9072018: 4622019: 4342020: 8532021: 6742022: 8412023: 1,0762024: 3042025: 1,1682026: 1,4671805187618981915193219491966198320002017
Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1805 to 1917. 1917 had 38 records.
Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.
Records on 03-29 in each year
YearRecords
18051
18081
18222
18401
18461
18481
18501
18531
18561
18593
18623
18655
18661
18691
18725
18732
18751
18762
18772
18782
18812
18832
18841
18861
18876
18883
189011
18911
18923
18932
18941
18954
18962
18976
18983
18994
19004
190111
190235
19037
190415
190548
190612
190741
19082
190911
191046
191123
191236
191321
191411
191554
191618
191738
191829
191947
192045
192149
192230
1923304
1924272
192592
1926258
192771
1928183
192999
1930169
1931336
1932165
1933288
1934261
1935115
1936555
1937550
1938556
1939297
1940252
1941310
1942397
1943561
19441,331
1945722
1946730
1947935
1948292
1949321
1950465
1951510
1952356
1953268
1954828
1955635
1956435
1957249
1958401
1959526
1960311
1961463
1962555
19631,341
1964947
1965450
1966730
1967877
1968895
19691,260
19701,043
1971610
1972629
1973905
1974643
19751,571
1976496
19771,554
1978759
1979640
1980815
1981982
1982801
1983657
19841,103
19851,576
19861,553
19871,674
1988657
19891,359
1990705
19911,027
1992633
1993830
1994910
19951,074
1996814
1997679
19981,769
1999625
2000795
2001793
20021,234
2003841
20041,426
2005744
2006720
20071,450
2008906
20091,199
2010915
2011685
2012652
2013762
2014554
20151,786
2016565
2017907
2018462
2019434
2020853
2021674
2022841
20231,076
2024304
20251,168
20261,467

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).